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Top 100 Radio Stations in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest radio stations in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 707 radio stations tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Slacker (music service), M-1 (Lithuanian radio station) and Nova (radio network) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 171k, and the largest, Slacker (music service), reaches around 2.8M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each radio station, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Slacker (music service) 2.8M 24.5 40.0%
2 M-1 (Lithuanian radio station) 2.2M 43.7 74.7%
3 Nova (radio network) 1.1M 25.4 68.6%
4 J-Wave 822k 47.3 27.8%
5 XM 687k 39.4 43.9%
6 Jam! 651k 30.8 36.9%
7 NPR 647k 40.3 55.5%
8 Triple J 549k 23.6 82.6%
9 FM802 472k 38.0 54.2%
10 Radio station 409k 30.5 52.3%
11 RC語音 399k 21.5 30.6%
12 FM 384k 35.1 69.6%
13 104人力銀行 296k 27.2 61.0%
14 Capital (radio network) 271k 27.1 60.6%
15 Click (radio programme) 233k 44.1 39.5%
16 Album-oriented rock 226k 54.7 20.7%
17 Deutsche Welle 219k 36.8 33.5%
18 1028 時尚彩妝 215k 32.5 86.6%
19 KEYA 213k 23.0 24.9%
20 Tokyo FM 187k 41.8 35.6%
21 ZIP FM 176k 39.9 13.1%
22 LBC 163k 25.1 82.4%
23 BBC World Service 160k 25.4 80.4%
24 Bay FM (Japan) 155k 43.4 30.4%
25 KISS-FM 154k 44.6 57.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each radio station by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest radio station in Japan?

Slacker (music service) currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.8M people in Japan.

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